opinions on my lineup for polish/seal/wax????

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rivest777

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from start to finish



meg's clay+ #34

Meg's #2

meg's #3

AG EGP

meg's #26



opinions/suggestions??







EDIT!!!!!!!^^^ sry guys mixed em up haha.



im going for mostly look, but i hope the EGP can hold up the durability aspect.
 
You show two abrasive products in there, but you have the more abrasive one listed after the less agressive one. Fine Cut (#3) is much more aggressive than #2, which I believe is quite weak. I've never used either one of them, so I can't offer too much insight.

Other than that your process seems good.



Do you run a business called Black Magic Detailing?
 
What color is your car? What kind of shape is it in?

What's your priority - looks, durability, or both? What sort of paint maintenance do you want to commit to? What kind of look do you want(wet or shiny)??



These factors will help us determine the best products for you and your car.
 
rivest777 said:
from start to finish



meg's clay+ #34

Meg's #3

meg's #2

AG EGP

meg's #26



opinions/suggestions??
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You show two abrasive products in there, but you have the more abrasive one listed after the less agressive one. Fine Cut (#3) is much more aggressive than #2, which I believe is quite weak. I've never used either one of them, so I can't offer too much insight.
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A few corrections, if I may.



#3 is "Machine Glaze". It's a "pure polish" in Meguiar's-speak, i.e, nonabrasive. So you wouldn't use it before #2 "Fine Cut Cleaner", which is pretty abrasive stuff.



Note that there are *two*, VERY different versions of #2. The older one is *rotary only*, the newer one works OK by hand/PC and rotary. Get the new stuff!!



You'll almost certainly need another, milder abrasive polish after the #2 (especially the older stuff). I'd get #80.



You could use the #3 after that. But just #2-#3 (let alone #3-#2) isn't a very feasible combo but then again I dunno if the EGP will bond to the oils that the #3 leaves behind.



If it were mine, I'd probably use:



#2 (*new version*), #80, #3, #26.



Any sealant-type product will clean off the oils/fillers that products like #80 and #3 leave behind, so I wouldn't use that sort of product unless I was very confident I could remove *all* the marring with the abrasive polishes. If I thought that was likely, I'd use:



#2 (*new version*), #80, Autoglym SRP, EGP (optional), #26.
 
Just chime in here with EGP, it bonds to the following in my experience SSR2.5/#80/SOnus paintwork cleanser. Just applied it two days ago. So far its working well.
 
i just bought a bottle of SRP, and i as pretty disappointed when he told me its done by hand, :cry:



all i have is a rotary that can go lowest 1000 RPM, ****
 
Lowejackson said:
I have only tried a few times but I have not had much luck with EGP bonding successfully to anything other than SRP.
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I agree that EGP probably would have a problem bonding to a pure glaze. If it was my car it would go like this:

1. Clay

2. #2 if needed

3. #9 or #82 or #80

4. EGP

5. #26



You could do an SRP in between #9 and EGP.
 
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